2021 Good Fish Guide Updates

UK-based Marine Conservation Society’s Good Fish Guide uses scientific information from reputable and peer-reviewed sources to generate ratings for over 140 different species. Wild capture ratings are reviewed annually and farmed ratings are reviewed every three years, and updated ratings are released on a biannual basis. See below for the latest changes made in 2021, and for a complete list of species updated (year to date) .
 

 

 Fall 2021 Updates

 

 

Species Name Origin Method Old GFG Rating New GFG Rating
American Lobster   Canada Pot/Trap UNDER REVIEW GFG - 5
USA - New England (South) Pot/Trap UNDER REVIEW GFG - 5
USA - Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank (MSC) Pot/Trap UNDER REVIEW GFG - 4
Argentine Shortfin Squid    Patagonia (South)  Otter Trawl GFG - NA GFG - 4
Jig GFG - NA GFG - 4
Argentina (Summer Spawning Stock)  Jig GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Pelagic Trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Atlantic Cod           Norway Wild-caught GFG - 5 GFG - NA
Iceland (MSC)   Otter Trawl GFG - 1 GFG - 2
Longline GFG - 1 GFG - 2
Gillnet GFG - 1 GFG - 2
Irish Sea Otter Trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
North Sea, English Channel (East), Skaggerak (FIP) Otter Trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
North Sea, English Channel (East), Skaggerak  Otter Trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Gillnet GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Arctic Ocean - Northeast (Barents and Norwegian Sea) (MSC)  Otter Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 3
Longline GFG - NA GFG - 2
Arctic Ocean - Northeast (Barents and Norwegian Sea) Otter Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 3
Black Bream               English Channel (except Sussex, Southern, and Cornwall IFCA districts)    Otter Trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 4
Pole and Line GFG - 4 GFG - 3
Gillnet GFG - 5 GFG - 4
Pelagic Trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 4
English Channel (Southern IFCA district 0-6nm)    Otter Trawl GFG - NA GFG - 3
Pole and Line GFG - NA GFG - 3
Gillnet GFG - NA GFG - 3
Pelagic Trawl GFG - NA GFG - 3
English Channel (Sussex IFCA district 0-6nm)    Otter Trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 3
Pole and Line GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Gillnet GFG - 4 GFG - 3
Pelagic Trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 3
English Channel (Cornwall IFCA district 0-6nm)   Otter Trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Pole and Line GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Gillnet GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Black-Bellied Monkfish      Celtic Seas (South), Bay of Biscay   Beam Trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Otter Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Gillnet GFG - 4 GFG - 4
United Kingdom - Cornwall  Beam Trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Gillnet GFG - 3 GFG - 4
Otter Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Brill     North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat, English Channel  Beam Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Gillnet GFG - 3 GFG - 3
United Kingdom - Cornwall Beam Trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Otter Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Gillnet GFG - 3 GFG - 4
Coley        Iceland (MSC)  Otter Trawl GFG - 1 GFG - 1
Gillnet GFG - 1 GFG - 1
North Sea, West of Scotland and Rockall, Skagerrak (MSC) Otter Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 4
North Sea, West of Scotland and Rockall, Skagerrak Otter Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 4
Arctic Ocean - Northeast (Barents and Norwegian Sea) (MSC) Otter Trawl GFG - NA GFG - 3
Arctic Ocean - Northeast (Barents and Norwegian Sea)   Otter Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 3
Gillnet GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Purse Seine GFG - 1 GFG - 1
Common Ling     Northeast Atlantic and Arctic Ocean Longline GFG - 4 GFG - 5
United Kingdom - Cornwall    Beam Trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Otter Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Longline GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Gillnet GFG - 3 GFG - 4
Dover Sole                       Celtic Sea (South), Southwest of Ireland  Beam Trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Otter Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Celtic Sea, Bristol Channel  Beam Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Otter Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 2
English Channel (East)    Beam Trawl GFG - 3 UNDER REVIEW
Otter Trawl GFG - 2 UNDER REVIEW
Demersal Seine GFG - 2 UNDER REVIEW
Gillnet GFG - 2 UNDER REVIEW
English Channel (West)   Beam Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Otter Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Gillnet GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Irish Sea  Beam Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 2
Otter Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 2
North Sea     Beam Trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 3
Otter Trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 2
Pulse Trawl UNDER REVIEW GFG - 5
Demersal Seine GFG - 4 GFG - 2
Gillnet GFG - 4 GFG - 2
United Kingdom - Cornwall Beam Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Otter Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 2
English Channel (West)   Otter Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Beam Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Gillnet GFG - 2 GFG - 2
European Hake     North Sea, Celtic Seas, Bay of Biscay (North) (Northern Stock)   Otter Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Longline GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Gillnet GFG - 2 GFG - 2
United Kingdom - Cornwall Otter Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 2
North Sea, Celtic Seas, Bay of Biscay (North) (Northern Stock) (MSC) Gillnet GFG - 1 GFG - 1
European Squid     Celtic Sea Otter Trawl GFG - NA GFG - 5
English Channel Otter Trawl GFG - NA GFG - 5
North Sea Otter Trawl GFG - NA GFG - 5
United Kingdom - Cornwall Otter Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 5
Jig GFG - 3 GFG - 4
Flounder  North Sea  Beam Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Otter Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Grey Gurnard  Celtic Sea and West of Scotland Otter Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 4
North Sea, Eastern English Channel, Skagerrak and Kattegat Otter Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 4
Haddock                 Iceland (MSC)   Otter Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Longline GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Demersal Seine GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Irish Sea  Otter Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 3
Pelagic Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 2
North Sea, West of Scotland, Skagerrak   Otter Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Longline GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Demersal Seine GFG - 2 GFG - 2
North Sea, West of Scotland, Skagerrak (MSC)  Otter Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Demersal Seine GFG - NA GFG - 1
Arctic Ocean - Northeast (Barents and Norwegian Sea) (MSC)  Otter Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 3
Longline GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Arctic Ocean - Northeast (Barents and Norwegian Sea)  Otter Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 3
Longline GFG - 2 GFG - 3
United Kingdom - Rockall (MSC) Otter Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 3
United Kingdom - Rockall  Otter Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 3
Longline GFG - 2 GFG - NA
Herring      Irish Sea (North) Pelagic Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Irish Sea (North) (MSC) Pelagic Trawl GFG - 1 GFG - 1
Irish Sea (South), Celtic Sea, and Southwest of Ireland Pelagic Trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
United Kingdom - Cornwall Drift Net GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Ring Net GFG - 5 GFG - 5
West of Scotland, West of Ireland Pelagic Trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Indian Squid  India  Otter Trawl UNDER REVIEW GFG - NA
Jig UNDER REVIEW GFG - NA
King Scallop          Europe Suspended Culture GFG - NA GFG - 1
Eastern English Channel - Inshore (0-6nm) (FIP) Dredge GFG - 5 Improver GFG - 3
Eastern English Channel - Offshore (FIP) Dredge GFG - 5 Improver GFG - 4
Irish Sea (Northern Ireland) (FIP) Dredge GFG - 4 GFG - 5 Improver
Lyme Bay - Inshore (0-6nm) (FIP)  Dredge GFG - 5 Improver GFG - 3
Diver-caught GFG - NA GFG - 2
United Kingdom - Cornwall - Inshore (0-6nm) (FIP)  Dredge GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Diver-caught GFG - 3 GFG - 3
United Kingdom - Cornwall (Offshore) (FIP) Dredge GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Bristol Channel - Offshore Dredge GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Lemon Sole      North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat, English Channel (East)    Beam Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Otter Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Demersal Seine GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Gillnet GFG - 3 GFG - 3
United Kingdom - Cornwall  Beam Trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Otter Trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Northern Prawn  North Sea (Norwegian Deep), Skagerrak and Kattegat Otter Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 4
North Sea (Norwegian Deep), Skagerrak and Kattegat (MSC) Otter Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 4
Plaice                    Celtic Sea (South), Southwest of Ireland  Beam Trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Otter Trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Celtic Sea, Bristol Channel  Beam Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Otter Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 2
United Kingdom - Cornwall Beam Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Otter Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 2
Gillnet GFG - 3 GFG - 3
English Channel (East)  Beam Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Otter Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 2
English Channel (West)   Beam Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Otter Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Gillnet GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Irish Sea  Beam Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Otter Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
North Sea, Skagerrak   Beam Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Otter Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Pulse Trawl UNDER REVIEW GFG - 5
United Kingdom - Cornwall (South Coast)   Beam Trawl GFG - NA GFG - 3
Otter Trawl GFG - NA GFG - 3
Gillnet GFG - NA GFG - 3
Pollack        Celtic Seas, English Channel   Otter Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Handline GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Gillnet GFG - 3 GFG - 4
United Kingdom - Cornwall Otter Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Handline GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Gillnet GFG - 3 GFG - 4
North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat  Otter Trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Gillnet GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Sand Sole   United Kingdom - Cornwall   Beam Trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Otter Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Gillnet GFG - 3 GFG - 4
Seabass       North Sea (Central and South), Irish Sea, English Channel, Bristol Channel, Celtic Sea    Otter Trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Handline GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Demersal Seine GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Gillnet GFG - 4 GFG - 4
United Kingdom - Cornwall Otter Trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Gillnet GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Handline GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Sprat    Baltic Sea (Subdivisions 22-32) Pelagic Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
English Channel Pelagic Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 2
North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat Pelagic Trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
West of Scotland, Celtic Seas (South) Pelagic Trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Turbot      North Sea   Beam Trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 3
Otter Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Gillnet GFG - 3 GFG - 3
United Kingdom - Cornwall    Beam Trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Otter Trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Gillnet GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Veined Squid     Celtic Seas Otter Trawl GFG - NA GFG - 5
United Kingdom - Cornwall Otter Trawl GFG - NA GFG - 5
Jig GFG - NA GFG - 4
English Channel Otter Trawl GFG - NA GFG - 5
North Sea Otter Trawl GFG - NA GFG - 5
White Monkfish      Celtic Seas (South), Bay of Biscay   Beam Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Otter Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Gillnet GFG - 3 GFG - 3
United Kingdom - Cornwall Otter Trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Gillnet GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Beam Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Whiting     Irish Sea Otter Trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
North Sea, English Channel (East) (MSC) Otter Trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 2
North Sea, English Channel (East) Otter Trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 3
West of Scotland Otter Trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 3
United Kingdom - Rockall Otter Trawl GFG - 5 TO BE UPDATED
Yellow Gurnard  Atlantic Ocean - Northeast  Otter Trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Gillnet GFG - 5 GFG - 5

 

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Spring 2021 Updates

 

Species Name Origin Method Old GFG Rating New GFG Rating
Albacore Tuna                     Atlantic Ocean - North    Longline GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Pole and Line GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Troll GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Pelagic trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Atlantic Ocean - North (MSC)  Pole and Line GFG - NA GFG - 1
Troll GFG - NA GFG - 1
Atlantic Ocean - South   Longline GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Pole and Line GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Troll GFG - 2 GFG - NA
Pacific Ocean - North   Troll GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Pole and Line GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Longline GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Pacific Ocean - South  Troll GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Longline GFG - 3 GFG - 3
American Samoa (MSC) Longline GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Australia (MSC) Longline GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Cook Islands (MSC) Longline GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Fiji (MSC) Longline GFG - 2 GFG - 2
French Polynesia (MSC) Longline GFG - 2 GFG - 2
New Zealand (MSC) Longline GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Indian Ocean Longline GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Angel Shark Atlantic Ocean - Northeast Wild-caught GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna     Mediterranean  Marine net pen GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Atlantic Ocean (East) & Mediterranean    Trap GFG - NA GFG - 4
Handlines and Hand-Operated Pole-and-Lines GFG - NA GFG - 4
Longline GFG - NA GFG - 5
Purse Seine UNDER REVIEW GFG - 4
Atlantic Salmon  Scotland Open net pen GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Faroe Islands Open net pen GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Black Bream   United Kingdom - Cornwall - Inshore 0-6nm  Gill or fixed net GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Pole and Line GFG - 3 GFG - 3
United Kingdom - Cornwall Bottom trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Blonde Ray     Bristol Channel  Beam trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Bottom trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Irish and Celtic Seas Bottom trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
English Channel (West) Bottom trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
United Kingdom - Cornwall Wild-caught GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Blue Marlin Atlantic Ocean Longline GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Blue Shark United Kingdom - Cornwall Wild-caught GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Brown Crab                  Celtic Sea (Wales) Pot/creel GFG - 3 GFG - 4
Celtic Sea (Devon and Severn IFCA District 0-6nm) Pot/creel GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Central North Sea (Northeastern IFCA District 0-6nm) Pot/creel GFG - NA GFG - 4
Central North Sea (Northumberland IFCA District 0-6nm) Pot/creel GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Eastern English Channel (Kent and Essex IFCA District 0-6nm) Pot/creel GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Eastern English Channel (Sussex IFCA District 0-6nm) Pot/creel GFG - NA GFG - 3
Irish Sea (Northwestern IFCA District 0-6nm) Pot/creel GFG - NA GFG - 3
Irish Sea (Wales) Pot/creel GFG - NA GFG - 3
Southern North Sea (Eastern IFCA District 0-6nm) Pot/creel GFG - NA GFG - 4
Southern North Sea (Kent and Essex IFCA District 0-6nm) Pot/creel GFG - NA GFG - 4
Southern North Sea (Northeastern IFCA District 0-6nm) Pot/creel GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Western English Channel (Devon and Severn IFCA District 0-6nm) Pot/creel GFG - 2 GFG - 3
Western English Channel (Isles of Scilly IFCA District 0-6nm) Pot/creel GFG - NA GFG - 3
Western English Channel (Southern IFCA District 0-6nm) Pot/creel GFG - 2 GFG - 3
United Kingdom - Cornwall (7f, 7g)  Gill or fixed net GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Pot/creel GFG - 3 GFG - 3
United Kingdom - Cornwall (7e)  Pot/creel GFG - 2 GFG - 3
Gill or fixed net GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Cod       Celtic Sea (South), English Channel (West)   Beam trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Bottom trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Gill or fixed net GFG - 5 GFG - 5
United Kingdom - Cornwall    Handline GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Bottom trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Gill or fixed net GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Beam trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Common Cuttlefish         Atlantic Ocean - East Central Hook and line UNDER REVIEW GFG - NA
Indian Ocean - East Hook and line UNDER REVIEW GFG - NA
Indian Ocean (West), Pacific Ocean (West Central) Hook and line UNDER REVIEW GFG - NA
Mediterranean Trap UNDER REVIEW GFG - NA
English Channel - Inshore (French waters 0-3nm)  Beam trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Bottom trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
English Channel - Inshore (UK waters 0-6nm, excluding Cornwall IFCA district) Trap GFG - 4 GFG - 4
English Channel - Offshore  Beam trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Bottom trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Common Octopus       Atlantic Ocean - Northeast Trap UNDER REVIEW GFG - NA
United Kingdom - Great Britain (except Cornwall)  Beam trawl GFG - NA GFG - 5
Bottom trawl GFG - NA GFG - 5
Cantabrian Sea and Atlantic Iberian waters   Beam trawl UNDER REVIEW GFG - 4
Bottom trawl UNDER REVIEW GFG - 4
Pot/trap UNDER REVIEW GFG - 4
United Kingdom - Cornwall Wild-caught GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Common Whelk Northern Ireland - Irish Sea, North Channel, Atlantic Ocean  Pot/creel GFG - NA GFG - 5
Conger Eel United Kingdom - Cornwall Wild-caught GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Cuckoo Ray  West of Scotland, S. Celtic Sea, Western Channel, Bay of Biscay Bottom trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
United Kingdom - Cornwall Wild-caught GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Dover Sole   Eastern Channel Seine net GFG - NA GFG - 2
North Sea  Danish seine GFG - NA GFG - 4
Bottom trawl GFG - NA GFG - 4
European Anchovy       Africa - Northwest Atlantic Purse seine GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Turkey - Mediterranean and Black Sea Purse seine GFG - 3 GFG - NA
Atlantic Iberian waters Purse seine GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Bay of Biscay  Pelagic trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Purse seine GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Bay of Biscay (MSC) Purse seine  GFG - NA GFG - 2
United Kingdom - Cornwall Ring net GFG - 3 GFG - 3
European Eel United Kingdom - Cornwall Wild-caught GFG - 5 GFG - 5
European Lobster                Celtic Sea (Wales) Pot/creel GFG - NA GFG - 3
East Anglia (Eastern IFCA District 0-6nm) Pot/creel GFG - 4 GFG - 4
East Anglia (Kent and Essex IFCA District 0-6nm) Pot/creel GFG - NA GFG - 4
Irish Sea (Northwestern IFCA District 0-6nm) Pot/creel GFG - NA GFG - 3
Irish Sea (Wales) Pot/creel GFG - 4 GFG - 3
Jersey (MSC) Pot/creel GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Northumberland and Durham (Northumberland and IFCA District 0-6nm) Pot/creel GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Northumberland and Durham (Northeastern IFCA District 0-6nm) Pot/creel GFG - NA GFG - 4
Atlantic Ocean - Southeast South Coast (Kent and Essex IFCA District 0-6nm) Pot/creel GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Atlantic Ocean - Southeast South Coast (Sussex IFCA District 0-6nm) Pot/creel GFG - NA GFG - 4
Atlantic Ocean - Southeast South Coast (Southern IFCA District 0-6nm) Pot/creel GFG - NA GFG - 4
Atlantic Ocean - Southwest (Devon and Severn IFCA District 0-6nm) Pot/creel GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Atlantic Ocean - Southwest (Isles of Scilly IFCA District 0-6nm) Pot/creel GFG - NA GFG - 4
Atlantic Ocean - Yorkshire Humber  Pot/creel GFG - 4 GFG - 4
United Kingdom - Cornwall  Gill or fixed net GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Pot/creel GFG - 3 GFG - 3
European Sardine      Africa - Northwest Atlantic (Zone A and B, Central) (FIP) Pelagic trawl GFG - NA GFG - 2
Africa - Northwest Atlantic (Zone C, Southern) (FIP) Pelagic trawl GFG - NA GFG - 2
Bay of Biscay Pelagic trawl GFG - NA GFG - 3
Bay of Biscay (MSC) Purse seine GFG - 4 GFG - 3
Cantabrian Sea and Atlantic Iberian waters Purse seine GFG - 5 GFG - 4
United Kingdom - Cornwall (MSC) Ring net GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Greater Spotted Dogfish United Kingdom - Cornwall Wild-caught GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Grey Mullet  United Kingdom - Cornwall  Beach seine GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Gill or fixed net GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Grouper Worldwide Wild-caught GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Horned Octopus     Atlantic Ocean - Northeast  Pot/creel UNDER REVIEW GFG - NA
Trap UNDER REVIEW GFG - NA
United Kingdom - Great Britain (except Cornwall)  Beam trawl UNDER REVIEW GFG - 5
Bottom trawl UNDER REVIEW GFG - 5
United Kingdom - Cornwall Wild-caught GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Humboldt Squid  Pacific Ocean - East Central Jig GFG - 4 GFG - NA
Pacific Ocean - Southeast Jig GFG - 4 GFG - NA
King Scallops  United Kingdom - Cornwall  Diver-caught GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Dredge GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Lesser Spotted Dogfish   United Kingdom - Cornwall   Gill net GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Beam trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Bottom trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Mackerel          Atlantic Ocean - Northeast (Coastal States)  Pelagic trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Purse seine GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Atlantic Ocean - Northeast (EU & Norway) (MSC)  Pelagic trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Purse seine GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Atlantic Ocean - Northeast (Iceland)  Pelagic trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Purse seine  GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Atlantic Ocean - Northeast (Cornwall) Handline GFG - 1 GFG - 1
United Kingdom - Cornwall   Handline GFG - 1 GFG - 1
Gill or fixed net GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Ring net GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Megrim United Kingdom - Rockall Bottom trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Monkfish  North Sea, Rockall and West of Scotland, Kattegat and Skagerrak  Bottom trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 4
Gill or fixed net GFG - 3 GFG - 4
Native Oyster United Kingdom - Cornwall Sail and oar powered hand dredge GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Norway Lobster                        Celtic Sea and West of Scotland (Aran, Galway Bay, and Slyne Head) Bottom trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Celtic Sea and West of Scotland (The Smalls) Bottom trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 5
Celtic Sea and West of Scotland (Ireland SW and SE coast) Bottom trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 4
Celtic Sea and West of Scotland (Irish Sea East) (FIP) Bottom trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Celtic Sea and West of Scotland (Irish Sea West) (FIP) Bottom trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Celtic Sea and West of Scotland (Labadie, Jones, and Cockburn) Bottom trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 5
Celtic Sea and West of Scotland (Porcupine Bank) Bottom trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
North Sea (Botney Cut to Silver Pit) (FIP) Bottom trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 3
North Sea (Devil's Hole) (FIP) Bottom trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 3
North Sea (Farn Deeps) (FIP) Bottom trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 5 Improver
North Sea (Firth of Forth) (FIP) Bottom trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
North Sea (Fladen Ground) (FIP) Bottom trawl GFG - 2 GFG - 2
North Sea (Horn's Reef) Bottom trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
North Sea (Moray Firth) (FIP) Bottom trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
North Sea (Norwegian Deep) Bottom trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
North Sea (Noup) (FIP) Bottom trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Skagerrak and Kattegat  Bottom trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 3
Pot/creel GFG - 2 GFG - 2
West Scotland (Firth of Clyde and Sound of Jura) (FIP)  Bottom trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Pot/creel GFG - 2 GFG - 2
West Scotland (North Minch) (FIP)  Bottom trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Pot/creel GFG - 2 GFG - 2
West Scotland (South Minch) (FIP)  Bottom trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Pot/creel GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Pacific Bluefin Tuna Pacific Ocean Wild-caught GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Pangasius    Worldwide (ASC) Ponds GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Vietnam (GLOBALG.A.P.) Ponds GFG - 3 GFG - 2
Vietnam - Mekong Delta (BAP 3-star) Ponds GFG - 3 GFG - 2
Vietnam - Mekong Delta  Ponds GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Peruvian Anchovy    Chile - South  Purse seine GFG - NA GFG - 3
Seine net GFG - 5 GFG - 3
Chile - North (FIP) Purse seine GFG - 4 GFG - 3
Peru (South), Chile (North) Seine net GFG - NA GFG - 2
Pharaoh Cuttlefish Indian Ocean - West Trap UNDER REVIEW GFG - NA
Porbeagle Shark Atlantic Ocean - Northeast Wild-caught GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Queen Scallops United Kingdom - Cornwall Sail and oar GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Razor Clams  United Kingdom - Cornwall  Diver-caught GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Hand-gathering GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Red Gurnard   United Kingdom - Cornwall   Gill or fixed net GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Beam trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Bottom trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Red Mullet   United Kingdom - Cornwall   Gill or fixed net GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Beam trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Bottom trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Sandy Ray   Celtic Sea and West of Scotland  Bottom trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Gill or fixed net GFG - 5 GFG - 5
United Kingdom - Cornwall Wild-caught GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Shagreen Ray   Celtic Sea and West of Scotland  Beam trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Bottom trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
United Kingdom - Cornwall Wild-caught GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Skipjack Tuna                   Atlantic Ocean - East    Pole and Line GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Troll GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Purse Seine (Floating Object) GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Purse Seine (Unassociated) GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Atlantic Ocean - West  Pole and Line GFG - 2 GFG - 3
Purse Seine (Floating Object) GFG - 3 GFG - 4
Pacific Ocean - West Central    Gill or fixed net GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Pole and Line GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Purse Seine (Floating Object) GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Purse Seine (Unassociated) GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Pacific Ocean - East    Pole and Line GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Troll GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Purse Seine (Floating Object) GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Purse Seine (Unassociated) GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Indian Ocean    Pole and Line GFG - 3 GFG - 2
Gill or fixed net GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Purse Seine (Floating Object) GFG - 4 GFG - 3
Purse Seine (Unassociated) GFG - 4 GFG - 3
Maldives (MSC) Pole and Line GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Smalleyed Ray    Bristol Channel  Bottom trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 5
Gill or fixed net GFG - 4 GFG - 5
English Channel  Bottom trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Gill or fixed net GFG - 5 GFG - 5
United Kingdom - Cornwall Wild-caught GFG - 4 GFG - 5
Smooth Hound United Kingdom - Cornwall Bottom trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Southern Bluefin Tuna Worldwide - Southern Ocean Wild-caught GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Spider Crab  United Kingdom - Cornwall  Pot/creel GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Gill or fixed net GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Spiny Dogfish       Atlantic Ocean - Northeast Bottom trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
USA - Atlantic (MSC)   Bottom trawl GFG - NA GFG - 3
Gillnet GFG - NA GFG - 3
Longline GFG - NA GFG - 2
USA - Atlantic   Bottom trawl GFG - NA GFG - 3
Gillnet GFG - NA GFG - 3
Longline GFG - NA GFG - 2
United Kingdom - Cornwall Wild-caught GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Spotted Ray     Bristol Channel  Bottom trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Gill or fixed net GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Celtic Sea (South) Bottom trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
West of Scotland and Southwest of Ireland Bottom trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
United Kingdom - Cornwall Wild-caught GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Squat Lobster United Kingdom Pot/creel UNDER REVIEW GFG - NA
Swordfish              Mediterranean Longline GFG - 5 GFG - 4
Atlantic Ocean - North Longline GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Atlantic Ocean - North (MSC) Longline GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Atlantic Ocean - South Longline GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Pacific Ocean - West Central North Longline GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Pacific Ocean - Southwest  Gill or fixed net GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Longline GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Australia (MSC) Longline GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Pacific Ocean - Northeast  Harpoon GFG - 3 GFG - NA
Longline GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Pacific Ocean - Southeast   Gill or fixed net GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Harpoon GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Longline GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Indian Ocean Longline GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Thornback Ray          Bristol Channel  Bottom trawl GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Gill or fixed net GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Irish and Celtic Seas  Bottom trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Gill or fixed net GFG - 4 GFG - 4
West of Scotland Bottom trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
English Channel - West  Beam trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Bottom trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
United Kingdom - Cornwall   Bottom trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Beam trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Gill or fixed net GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Tope Shark    Atlantic Ocean - Northeast   Bottom trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Gill or fixed net GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Longline GFG - 5 GFG - 5
United Kingdom - Cornwall Wild-caught GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Turbot North Sea Trap GFG - 3 GFG - NA
Undulate Ray     Celtic Sea and West of Scotland  Beam trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Bottom trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
English Channel  Beam trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Bottom trawl GFG - 4 GFG - 4
United Kingdom - Cornwall Wild-caught GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Whitebait Atlantic Ocean - Northeast Wild-caught GFG - 5 GFG - NA
Whiting    Celtic Sea (South), English Channel (West)  Bottom trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Demersal seine net GFG - 5 GFG - 5
United Kingdom - Cornwall  Beam trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Bottom trawl GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Yellowfin Tuna                                           Atlantic Ocean       Longline GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Pole and Line GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Troll GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Handline GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Purse Seine (Floating Object) GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Purse Seine (Unassociated) GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Pacific Ocean - West Central      Gill or fixed net GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Pole and Line GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Handline GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Purse Seine (Floating Object) GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Purse Seine (Unassociated) GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Longline GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Pacific Ocean - West Central (MSC) Longline GFG - 2 GFG - 2
Pacific Ocean - East    Longline GFG - 4 GFG - 3
Purse Seine (Floating Object) GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Purse Seine (Unassociated) GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Purse Seine (Dolphin Set) GFG - 3 GFG - 3
Indian Ocean       Gill or fixed net GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Troll GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Handline GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Pole and Line GFG - 4 GFG - 4
Longline GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Purse Seine (Floating Object) GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Purse Seine (Unassociated) GFG - 5 GFG - 5
Sri Lanka (FIP) Longline GFG - 5 Improver GFG - 5 Improver
Comoros (FIP)  Purse Seine (Floating Object) GFG - 5 Improver GFG - 5 Improver
Purse Seine (Unassociated) GFG - 5 Improver GFG - 5 Improver
France (FIP)  Purse Seine (Floating Object) GFG - 5 Improver GFG - 5 Improver
Purse Seine (Unassociated) GFG - 5 Improver GFG - 5 Improver
Kenya (FIP)  Purse Seine (Floating Object) GFG - 5 Improver GFG - 5 Improver
Purse Seine (Unassociated) GFG - 5 Improver GFG - 5 Improver
Mayotte (FIP)  Purse Seine (Floating Object) GFG - 5 Improver GFG - 5 Improver
Purse Seine (Unassociated) GFG - 5 Improver GFG - 5 Improver
Madagascar (FIP)  Purse Seine (Floating Object) GFG - 5 Improver GFG - 5 Improver
Purse Seine (Unassociated) GFG - 5 Improver GFG - 5 Improver
Mauritius (FIP)  Purse Seine (Floating Object) GFG - 5 Improver GFG - 5 Improver
Purse Seine (Unassociated) GFG - 5 Improver GFG - 5 Improver
Mozambique (FIP)  Purse Seine (Floating Object) GFG - 5 Improver GFG - 5 Improver
Purse Seine (Unassociated) GFG - 5 Improver GFG - 5 Improver
Seychelles (FIP)  Purse Seine (Floating Object) GFG - 5 Improver GFG - 5 Improver
Purse Seine (Unassociated) GFG - 5 Improver GFG - 5 Improver
Tanzania (FIP)  Purse Seine (Floating Object) GFG - 5 Improver GFG - 5 Improver
Purse Seine (Unassociated) GFG - 5 Improver GFG - 5 Improver
 
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Species Updates (Year to Date)

 

Anchovy

  • European
  • Peruvian

Bass - Croaker

  • Seabass

Billfish - Shark - Swordfish

  • Dogfish, Greater Spotted 
  • Dogfish, Lesser Spotted
  • Dogfish, Spiny
  • Marlin, Blue
  • Shark, Angel
  • Shark, Blue
  • Shark, Porbeagle
  • Shark, Smooth-Hound
  • Shark, Tope
  • Swordfish

Bream - Porgy

  • Black Bream

Catfish - Pangasius

  • Pangasius

Clams

  • Razor

Cod

  • Atlantic Cod
  • Cod

Crab

  • Brown Crab
  • Crab

Cuttlefish

  • Common
  • Pharaoh

Eel

  • Conger Eel
  • European Eel

Flounder - Sole

  • Brill
  • Dover Sole
  • Flounder
  • Lemon Sole
  • Megrim
  • Sand Sole

Grouper - Snapper

  • Grouper spp.

Haddock

  • Haddock

Hake - Hoki - Whiting

  • European Hake
  • Whiting

Halibut

  • Turbot

Herring - Sardines - Smelt

  • European Herring
  • Herring
  • Sprat

Lobster

  • American Lobster
  • European Lobster
  • Norway Lobster
  • Squat Lobster

Mackerel - Jacks - Pompano

  • Mackerel

Mullet

  • Grey
  • Red

Octopus

  • Common
  • Horned

Oysters

  • Native

Pollock

  • Coley

Prawn

  • Northern Prawn

Rays - Skates

  • Ray, Blonde
  • Ray, Cuckoo
  • Ray, Sandy
  • Ray, Shagreen
  • Ray, Smalleyed
  • Ray, Spotted
  • Ray, Thornback Roker
  • Ray, Undulate

Rockfish

  • Red Gurnard
  • Yellow Gurnard

Salmon

  • Atlantic

Scallops

  • King Scallop
  • Queen Scallop

Squid

  • Argentine Shortfin Squid
  • European Squid
  • Humboldt Squid
  • Indian Squid
  • Veined Squid

Tuna

  • Albacore
  • Atlantic Bluefin
  • Pacific Bluefin
  • Skipjack
  • Southern Bluefin
  • Yellowfin

Whelk

  • Common

Whitefish

  • Vendace

Other Finfish

  • Common Ling
  • Black-Bellied Monkfish
  • Grey Gurnard
  • Monkfish
  • Plaice
  • Whitebait
  • White Monkfish